Tom Delay: 'It's the truth' ... people are unemployed because they want to be

AP file photoFormer House Majority Leader Tom Delay's appeared on CNN this weekend and spoke about unemployment benefits.Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay, a Republican from Texas, became the latest politician to spark anger with his comments about Americans receiving unemployment benefits.

Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley this weekend, Delay said:

"You know, there is an argument to be made that these extensions, the unemployment benefits, keep people from going and finding jobs."

The host then asked him if people were unemployed because they wanted to be, and Delay answered:

"Well, it is the truth. and people in the real world know it. And they have friends and they know it."

See the interview in the clip below. The quotes above come at about the 1.55 mark.